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The eBearing News
May 14, 2003
ArvinMeritor Launches New Line
of Center Support Bearings
copyright © 2003 eBearing Inc.
ArvinMeritor Inc. (USA), in an assault on the increasingly commoditized center support market,
has launched a new line of patent-pending center support bearings under the
Meritor Gold trademark.
The first two items offered in the line fit all of the most popular
heavy truck and tractor applications for Spicer 1710/17N and 1810/18N series.
Meritor Gold center supports use a spherical outer race, self-aligning ball bearing in a standard
type rubber cushion design. The self-aligning bearings, however, allow up to five
degrees of shaft deflection during operation without affecting bearing or cushion life. At the
same time, the new bearings offer superior
sealing without the need for separate slingers. Integral deflectors are plated in gold tone to
distinguish the units from standard versions.
The new center supports carry suffix -SA, CB210121-1X-SA for Spicer 1710/17N series
with 1.9685"/1.9680" ID (industry HB88510) and CB210661-1X-SA for the Spicer 1810/18N series
with 2.3622"/2.3616" ID (industry HB88512A).
With aftermarket prices of standard-line center support bearings continuing to fall (1710 units are widely
available with street prices under $30 and 1810 units under $40), ArvinMeritor has positioned
the new units as a premium solution, hoping to establish a separate -- and much higher -- price point
and perceived quality hurdle for competitors.
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